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Biology, 07.03.2020 02:23, mamaDee5919

Plants store energy in the form of polysaccharides. Dry wood is largely composed of cellulose, which is a type of polysaccharide. When wood burns, the stored energy in the polysaccharide molecules within the plant tissue is released as light and heat. The total amount of energy released as light and heat equals the amount of energy that was originally stored in the polysaccharide molecules. This process is an example of the .

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